Development of multimedia learning modules for teaching human anatomy: Application to osteology and functional anatomy

Authors:
  • MCMichele Crudele
    Michele Crudele
  • JGJulien Gashegu
    Julien Gashegu
  • VFVeronique Feipel
    Veronique Feipel
  • PPPascal Poulet
    Pascal Poulet
  • PSPatrick Salvia
    Patrick Salvia
  • IHIsam Hilal
    Isam Hilal
  • VSVictor Sholukha
    Victor Sholukha
  • MRMarcel Rooze
    Marcel Rooze
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Abstract
Computer‐assisted learning (CAL) is growing quickly within academic programs. Although the anatomical commercial packages that are available for this learning have attractive advantages, they also have drawbacks: they are frequently not in the local language of the students, they do not perfectly answer the needs of the local academic program, and their cost is frequently more than students can afford. This study describes a relatively inexpensive method to create CAL tutorials, whose content can be fully customized to local academic needs in terms of both program and language. The study describes its use in creating multimedia learning modules (MLMs) about Osteology and joint kinematics. The pedagogical content in these modules was collected from objective experiments to give students the opportunity to access new scientific knowledge during their education. It can be replaced, as desired, by almost any content due to the flexibility of the production method. Each MLM consists of two complementary subelements: a multimedia theoretical lecture and a three‐dimensional interactive laboratory. Such MLMs are in use at both the University of Brussels (ULB) and the National University of Rwanda (NUR). The development of this work was part of the VAKHUM project, and the pedagogical validation is currently being performed as part of the MULTIMOD project. Anat Rec (Part B: New Anat) 272B:98–106, 2003.

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